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Bracing For The Euro Without Greece… Other PIIGS Too (EWG, EWQ, FXE, EWI, IRE, IRL, NBG, GREK, EWP, STD, BBVA, VGK, FEZ)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 12:20 pm

So much for any great help from the ECB, France, Germany, and any other entity being able to help the Euro stay together.  Rumors have been out that nations have ...
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World’s Top Brands Led By Apple, IBM, Google

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:04 am

You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world's top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the ...
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Hedge Fund Stock Picks: Whale Hunting of the Kingmakers

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 5:43 pm

24/7 Wall St. published the full list of positions already for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While there were some surprises out there and 24/7 Wall St. tracked ...
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J.P. Morgan Firing The London Whale

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 1:35 pm

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has already sent its long-time Chief Investment Officer named Ina Drew packing after the $2 billion loss that surfaced last week.  The damage ...
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GE Finally Starts Getting GE Capital Dividends Again, Plus $4.5 Billion Special Dividend

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 9:25 am

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is now going to be much further to being back on track in its GE Capital unit.  After having promised a return to dividend after ...
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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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The 18 Big Risks To Consider In The Facebook IPO

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 7:14 am

It seems as though almost everyone wants a piece of the Facebook IPO.  The social networking giant is set to come public this Friday in what will be one of ...
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Groupon Manages Adult-Level Earnings

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 4:23 pm

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is out with its quarterly earnings report and frankly it looks and feels like an earnings report from adults rather than from what has looked and felt ...
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A Call For Jamie Dimon To Resign

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 11:17 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has done some severe damage to its image as the best risk manager of the large banks, and this damage may easily carry ...
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Sprint CEO Takes Pay Cut To Exclude iPhone Gains… Is An Ouster Next? (S, AAPL, PCS)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 5:49 pm

It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble.  CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure.  Many of ...
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SIRIUS Wins Round Of Retaining Control (SIRI, LMCA)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been at the center of a process that would have fallen under the 'de facto control' pursuit by Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA).  The ...
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Buffett’s Unusual Position At Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting (BRK-A, BRK-B, GS, IBM, INTC, MSFT, DVA, DG, KO, WFC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 8:55 am

This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in ...
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What ‘The Scream’ Record Sale Means For Art & Collectibles (BID, AMZN, EBAY)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of ...
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Q1-2012 GDP Not Strong But No Recession Fears

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 8:47 am

The Commerce Department has released its first quarter's initial projection of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2012.  The results are weaker than expected but they will put ...
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Sell In May And Go Away? A 2012 Primer (BAC, JPM, GE, AA, CAT, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, XOM, CVX, DD)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 7:08 am

It is that time of year again.  It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not.  In short, is time ...
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